Longstanding Music Journalist And Author, Marc Spitz, Dies Age 47
A staple rock n’ roll journalist for Spin Magazine, as well as an honorary author and playwright, Marc Spitz battled both drug addiction and depression for the better part of his life. He was a true believer in every aspect of rock n’ roll culture, from its grandeur, to the adolescent romanticism and the changing […]
London Sinfonietta to perform Under the Skin soundtrack
Mica Levi’s intoxicating soundtrack for Under The Skin will be performed live by London Sinfonietta across 4 UK shows. Jonathan Glazer’s 2014 film Under the Skin was lauded by critics for its uneasy representation of an otherwordly predator (Scarlet Johansson), who used her striking sexuality to lure everyday men to their eventual demise. Mica Levi, […]
Review: Black Flowers – Artifacts
Whereas their debut album Abyssinia Afterlife crafted a somewhat psychedelia atmosphere, Artifacts reflects on ancient and modern cultures. The Belgian band release Artifacts on Sdban Ultra, combining a unique blend of African, Eastern and Jazz influences which seamlessly merge fantasy and reality. Referring to ancient object or tools, it presents Black Flowers’ presentation of different […]
Bristol Women In Music To Host ‘Sound Industry’ Conference
Sound Industry, South West UK’s newest music conference dealing with issues of diversity, wellbeing and politics, will comprise of an all-day conference being held around Bristol on Thursday March 30th. Spearheaded and curated by Bristol Women In Music (BWIM), the showcase aims to challenge and inspire individuals working across all aspects of the musical landscape, […]
8 Track: Ishmael Ensemble
In time for their debut LP release, contemporary Jazz collective Ishmael Ensemble, featuring a combination of six musicians and collaboratives, provide us their selection of records for ‘8 Track’. On 3 February 2017, Bristolian collective Ishmael Ensemble release their debut LP ‘Songs for Knotty’ on Banoffee Pies Records. The tributary album, is a remarkable exploration into free form jazz, from a […]
Listen to the Cone Magazine broadcast on Red Light Radio
To kick off the new year, the Cone family flew out to Amsterdam to hit up the Red Light Radio studio for a 1 hour broadcast. You can listen back to the show below with a full track listing underneath. Tracklisting: Ohbliv – Al Khem Call Super -Sulu Sekou DJ Python – Sunset Drive Caprithy – […]
Bose release a new radio tool for mood selections
Bose have teamed up with some of the highest regarded sound selectors out there to bring together this unique conceptual radio tool. The mood tool is a ‘mixture of ASC, Musicology and Atmosfear’ and aims to provide ‘carefully curated playlists’ for various scenarios. Mood Radio has already drafted in some great names to head up […]
Review: Ed Dowie – The Uncle Sold
Ed Dowie is perhaps one of the more unassuming members to enter into Isle of Eigg’s enigmatic label Lost Map. His sound straddles both the uplifting and somber, displaying an eerily captivating approach to folk music that often feels much larger than the sum of its parts. Whilst Dowie’s solo career only began in 2012, […]
Watch the trailer for our new feature documentary ‘The Organ: A Modern Classic’
‘There is a movement happening’. The Organ is beginning to influence contemporary music in a rather inspiring way. Filmed at the UK’s first experimental organ festival Organ Reframed at Union Chapel, this documentary the worlds first synthesizer from its catholic roots and image. Shot on site of the UK’s first experimental organ festival, in 5K resolution and using the same cinema camera […]
Review: Jordan Ireland With Purple Orchestra
Jordan Ireland continues to develop his dynamic approach to ambient-folk with his first self-titled release, accompanied intangibly by the Purple Orchestra. The antipodean pocket of the world may know Jordan Ireland from the northern Queensland folk outfit The Middle East. For just a pack of ‘naive country kids’, they blew up fast in the face […]